PURITANIZE

Etymology

Verb

puritanize (third-person singular simple present puritanizes, present participle puritanizing, simple past and past participle puritanized)

(intransitive) To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.

Source: Wiktionary


Pu"ri*tan*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puritanized; p. pr. & vb. n. Puritanizing.]

Definition: To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. Bp. Montagu.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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